Plume

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.

   “Near-synonym: aigrette”

2. isim A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.

   “Near-synonym: aigrette”

3. isim A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.

   “But well thou comſt / Before thy fellows, ambitious to win / From me ſom Plume, that thy ſucceſs may ſhow / Deſtruction to the reſt: […]”

4. isim The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
5. isim Ellipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
6. isim Things resembling a feather.

   “Tidal gravitational effects cause plumes of sodium silicate to erupt from Elaaden's core, depositing unusually pure silicon sand across the surface—invaluable for manufacturing high-performance computer hardware.”

7. isim A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.

   “After the explosion, a plume of smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around.”

8. isim An upward spray of mist or water.
9. isim An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
10. isim A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
11. isim Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
12. isim The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
13. isim More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
14. fiil To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
15. fiil Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).

    “I make no doubt she has made the best of her way back to the hospitable hall of Sir Watkyn Williams Wynne; and may very possibly be pluming her wings, at this present writing, among the breezy bowers of Wynnstay.”

16. fiil To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.

    “He plumes himself on his skill.”

17. fiil To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.

    “the king cared not to plume his nobility”

18. fiil To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
19. fiil Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.

    “The hauke proineth when ſhe fetcheth oyle with her beake over the taile, and anointeth her feet and her fethers. She plumeth when ſhe pulleth fethers of anie foule and caſteth them from her.”

20. fiil Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.

    “Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.”

21. özel isim A surname